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What are the conjugate bases of the acids HF and HClO ?

The conjugate bases are ##"F"^-## and ##"ClO"^-##.

According to the Brønsted-Lowry theory, an acid ##"HA"## donates a proton to a base ##"B"##.

Its conjugate base ##"A"^-## is the product remaining after the loss of the proton.

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##bb"HF"##

The equation for ##"HF"## reacting with a base ##"B"## is

##underbrace("HF")_color(red)("acid") + "B" ⇌ underbrace("F"^-)_color(red)("conjugate base") + "BH"^+##

The conjugate base is ##"F"^-##.

##bb"HClO"##

The equation for ##"HClO"## is

##underbrace("HClO")_color(red)("acid") + "B" ⇌ underbrace("ClO"^-)_color(red)("conjugate base") + "BH"^+##

The conjugate base is ##"ClO"^-##.

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